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7/1/2021
Martin Linge, center
OSLO – On June 30, the Equinor Martin Linge oil and gas field in the North Sea entered service. The field is fed from land, resulting in low CO2 emissions, and operated from its onshore control room.
The expected recoverable resources are around 260 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). At the plateau, the field will produce around 115,000 boe per day.
“Martin Linge is an important contribution to Norwegian oil and gas production. Thanks to new infrastructures in this area, it will be possible to make new discoveries in the future. Equinor has formed an interdisciplinary team that is investigating the opportunities of a larger area around Martin Linge, ”said Rune Nedregaard, senior vice president of operations south of Exploration & Production Norway.
The Martin Linge platform is powered by the world’s longest AC maritime cable measuring 163 kilometers from the land substation at Kollsnes in western Norway.
“Electrification is one of our main measures to reduce the CO2 emissions of our activities”, explains Nedregaard.
The platform was connected to shore power in December 2018 and was quickly followed by the storage vessel on the Martin Linge field. It is the world’s first dock-powered storage vessel.
Martin Linge is also the first platform of the Norwegian continental shelf to be commissioned from shore. The production wells and processing plant are operated from the control room in Stavanger, and offshore operators use tablets in the field to interact with their colleagues in the control room and the onshore operations center. The onshore control room will reduce costs during the operational phase.
Arne Sigve Nylund
“It’s a great day for all those working on the Martin Linge project, for Equinor and for our partner Petoro. I want to thank everyone who worked hard to make this project happen, ”said Arne Sigve Nylund, Equinor’s Executive Vice President for Projects, Drilling and Purchasing.
The Martin Linge project faced many challenges. Production was initially scheduled to start in 2016. Development costs for the Martin Linge field increased to 63 BNOK (2021 NOK), compared to 31.5 initially in the 2012 Development and Operation Plan (PDO).
Equinor acquired Total’s interests in the field in March 2018. At the same time, it took over the operator and the responsibility of carrying out the field development project.
About 2,500 offshore and onshore people worked to prepare the platform for production. In general, completion at sea is difficult for a project spanning several winter seasons. The corona pandemic, with restrictions on staff and other infection control measures, has also caused further delays.
“It has been a very demanding and more difficult job than expected, but we have reached the finish line with our suppliers and our partner Petoro. Martin Linge will now produce and create jobs and value for society for many years to come, ”says Nylund.
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